Lock for automobiles.



J. A. CAMPBELL. LOCK FOR AUTDMOBILES. APPLIOATION FILED KAYZl, 1912.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

Jdhn Campbefi WITNESSES Improved Lock for 1S PATET noon iron auroraonrnns.

inseam, sp a? L w-s am- Patented Mar. 3, 1914,

' 1912. Serial No. %,742.

Application filed any 21,

l and 9 are disposed, the said arms 8 and 9 elng provided with pedals or foot members 10, by which they may be readily operated. (in the underside of the bottom memblii' 5 t ere are seouredguide members 11, in'whieh the bar 12 is disposed to sliding, this bar member 152 having extending arms 13, which are disposed one in front and one in the rear of the arm 8. The bar 12 also having a flange 14: disposed between the arms 13-, this flange 14 being adapted to engage the flange 15 on the arm 8, so that it will be impossible to operate the said arm 8, making it impos sible to throw in the clutch and propel the automobile by its engine. upper sioe of the bar 12 there is a lug which is disposed through a slot 17- in bottom member 5, there being also flanges 18 on the lug 16 which engage the ends'of the slot 17 in the bottom member 5, for limiting the movement of the said understood that the bar To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that l, JOHN A. CAMPBELL, a citizen'of the United States, and a resident of Qarbondale, in the county of Jackson and State of Illinois, have invented new and Automobiles, of which the iollowing is a full, clear, and exact description,

My invention relates to automobiles, and it has for its object to provide one with a lock, the loclr'having a bar with a lug which may be moved into engagement with a lug on a foot pedal arm foroperatlng the clutch, so that when the bar is secured with its lug engaging the lug on. the arm it will be impossible to drive the automobile.

' Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following complete descrip tion of the invention, in which the preferred form of the invention is disclosed,

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, in whiclr- Figure l is a perspective view showing how the improvement is mounted on an automobile; Fig. 2 is a view of a bottom. member of an automobile as it appears when the improvement is mounted thereon; Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the bottom boards showing my improvement,

Automobile owners are constantly ut to considerable expense for gasolene, lu ricating oil and repairs by the unauthorized use of their cars. While, of course, it is p0ssible to remove parts of the automobile, and in this way prevent'its use on the'road, this is never convenient, for it means that the car cannot be run until the parts are replaced, which causes considerable delay. It is also'dangerous to lock the automobile by chaining the front and rear wheels together, and locliing the links with a padlock, since it may be necessary to remove the automobile quiclrlyand a considerable distance, in case of fire.

While my improvement makes it impossible to use the automobile on the road, because of the locking of the means for operating the clutch, it still gives the automobile some freedom of action, and it is possible to push the automobile about the garage as maybe desired.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the bottom member 501 the automobile is of the usual construction with the slotted members ('3 and i in which the arms 8 12 may be readily foot oi the chault'our on the said hi e spring 19 which connects the bar 12 with the bottom member 5 serves to bar 12 yieldingly to the left when the automobile is in use. To look the bar and to hold it in engagement with the flange 15 on the arm 8, I provide a lock 20, which has a bolt adapted to be disposed in the recess 21 in the bar 12, when the bar 1:, is moved to the right, and the flange let is in engagement with the flange 15 on the arm 8. In the bottom member 5 there is a, key hole 22, by which it is possible to insert a key in the lock to throw the bolt into or out of the recess 21 in the the arm 8 is con operate the clutch it will be seen that when the arm 8 is locked, drive the automobile with its engine; The arm 9 is the usual arm for operating the brake aving thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to securel by Letters Patent:

looked, a stationary support, guide members on the stationary support, a horizontal bar i from an end of the horizontal bar, the arms l being normally disposed at opposite sides of l the member, a flange at the end of the horizontal bar extending in the direction of the member, :1 flange on the member extending l in the direction of the first-mentioned flange,

Secured to the I t 16, the

lug 16. It Will be I drawn to the right by the movement of the having arms spaced apart and extending hold the 1. In combination With a member to be key hole disposed in the second-mentioned opening in the stationary support, and a bolt in the lock'for engaging the bar to secure the bar relatively to the stationary support.

4. In combination with a niember to be 35 looked, a stationary supportwith anopening, a slot and a second opening, the member to be locked being disposed in one of the openings, and being provided with a projection, guide members onthe stationary sup- 4e port, a bar disposed in the guide members and having a lug disposed for moving in the slot, a flange on the bar, the flange and the stationary support at the first-mentioned opening bein adapted to be disposed one at 45 each side of t e projection on the first member for securing the firstmember, a look secnredto the under side 01; the stationary support, and provided with a key hole disosed in the second-mentioned member of so the stationary support, and a bolt on the lock for engaging the bar to secure the bar relatively to the stationary support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my and a spring for holding the horizontal bar with the first flange out of engagement with the second flange. v

2. In combination with a member to be 5 locked, a stationary support, a bar having arms spaced apartand'extending from an end of the bar, the arms being normally disposed at opposite sides of the member, a flange at the end of the bar, extending in 10 the direction of the member, a flange on the member extending in the direction of the first-mentioned flange, a spring for holding the bar with the first flange out of engagement with the second flange, and a lock having a bolt for engaging the bar for holding the bar and the first flange in a predetermined position relatively to the member and the'imnd fiange.

3; In combination with a member to be 20 1ocked,*a flange on the member, a stationary support, having an opening, a slot and a second opening, the member to be locked being disposed in the firstmentioned opening, guide members on the stationary support, a 2-5 oar disposed on the guide members and having a lug disposed for moving the slot, the bar being adapted to engage the projection on the first member to secure the first mem mirr, a lock secured to the under side of the stationary support, and provided with a two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN ALPHUS CAMPBELL.

Witnesses: H. K. TRAVELSTEAD, ,M. E. BATSON.

name to this specification in the presence of 55 

